Question 1

As an ideal, democracy

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A)  calls for an identical existence for each citizen. 
B)  promises to equalize outcomes for all citizens. 
C)  seeks to align with the ideal of economic freedom. 
D)  All these answers are correct. 
A)  calls for an identical existence for each citizen. 
B)  promises to equalize outcomes for all citizens. 
C)  seeks to align with the ideal of economic freedom. 
D)  All these answers are correct. C

Question 2

Which of the following contributes to the maintenance of a meritocratic social order?

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A)  that acquiring the education for which one is best suited is "equal educational opportunity" 
B)  a belief that educational success will prevent someone from being marginalized 
C)  tracking or ability grouping 
D)  All these answers are correct. 
A)  that acquiring the education for which one is best suited is "equal educational opportunity" 
B)  a belief that educational success will prevent someone from being marginalized 
C)  tracking or ability grouping 
D)  All these answers are correct. D

Question 3

Which of the following events served to underline the notion that widespread social inequality and inequities existed in this country?

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A)  the Vietnam War 
B)  Brown v. Board of Education 
C)  the work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. 
D)  All these answers are correct. 
A)  the Vietnam War 
B)  Brown v. Board of Education 
C)  the work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. 
D)  All these answers are correct. D

Question 4

Identifying the problems experienced by marginalized groups as deficiencies in individuals, rather than connecting the problems to their cultural histories, can appear to provide justification for

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A)  differentiated curricula. 
B)  ability grouping. 
C)  vocational education. 
D)  All these answers are correct. 
A)  differentiated curricula. 
B)  ability grouping. 
C)  vocational education. 
D)  All these answers are correct.

Question 5

The point of Robert Lake's letter to the teacher is, in part, to

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A)  help her recognize his son's disadvantaged learning background. 
B)  demonstrate his son's considerable intellectual ability and learning achievements are not being recognized in school. 
C)  have her recognize and respond to his son's learning disabilities. 
D)  All these answers are correct. 
A)  help her recognize his son's disadvantaged learning background. 
B)  demonstrate his son's considerable intellectual ability and learning achievements are not being recognized in school. 
C)  have her recognize and respond to his son's learning disabilities. 
D)  All these answers are correct.

Question 6

In "An Indian Father's Plea," Wind-Wolf's father seeks to have the school and the teacher recognize that

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A)  his child should not have to learn what the white children are learning. 
B)  his child has a learning disability. 
C)  that while his son is being classified as learning deficient, the boy is a very able learner who brings significant intellectual and cultural resources to the school environment. 
D)  the school should be teaching Indian knowledge, not European American knowledge. 
A)  his child should not have to learn what the white children are learning. 
B)  his child has a learning disability. 
C)  that while his son is being classified as learning deficient, the boy is a very able learner who brings significant intellectual and cultural resources to the school environment. 
D)  the school should be teaching Indian knowledge, not European American knowledge.

Question 7

What does "equal educational opportunity" mean? Does "equal educational opportunity" mean the same thing for all students, regardless of gender, ethnicity, socio-economic class, ability, etc.? Explain your position with examples and reasoned argument.

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Equal educational opportunity refers to

Question 8

The authors contend that social, economic, and political outcomes in this country generally favor men over women, white people over people of color, and upper- and middle-class people over the urban poor and the working class. If this is true, what are the implications for teaching, learning and schooling? Support your position with evidence and reasoned argument.

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The implications for teaching, learning,

Question 9

The belief that it is unreasonable to expect schooling to bring about significant academic gains in most students is reinforced by

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A)  Coleman's data showing that educational inputs make little difference in student achievement. 
B)  research showing the inherent differences in children's readiness for school. 
C)  equating lack of opportunity for learning with lack of intelligence. 
D)  All these answers are correct. 
A)  Coleman's data showing that educational inputs make little difference in student achievement. 
B)  research showing the inherent differences in children's readiness for school. 
C)  equating lack of opportunity for learning with lack of intelligence. 
D)  All these answers are correct.

Question 10

The author's main point in Introduction to How the Irish Became White is

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A)  becoming an accepted part of the dominant culture is key to being able to successfully compete in that culture, regardless of race or ethnicity. 
B)  it's a moot point; the Irish were already white. 
C)  oppression only occurs to people of color. 
D)  None of these answers is correct. 
A)  becoming an accepted part of the dominant culture is key to being able to successfully compete in that culture, regardless of race or ethnicity. 
B)  it's a moot point; the Irish were already white. 
C)  oppression only occurs to people of color. 
D)  None of these answers is correct.

Question 11

The cultural deprivation studies

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A)  continue to exert considerable influence on contemporary educational and social policy. 
B)  were widely denounced and used as examples of poor research. 
C)  reinforced meritocratic conceptions of schooling. 
D)  reinforced meritocratic conceptions of schooling, and continue to exert considerable influence on contemporary educational and social policy. 
A)  continue to exert considerable influence on contemporary educational and social policy. 
B)  were widely denounced and used as examples of poor research. 
C)  reinforced meritocratic conceptions of schooling. 
D)  reinforced meritocratic conceptions of schooling, and continue to exert considerable influence on contemporary educational and social policy.

Question 12

Read the AAA Statement on "Race" and reflect on its implications. What kinds of adjustments would people in the United States, both white and minority, have to make in order to truly acknowledge these conclusions? How do you believe this would impact our conceptualizations of teaching and learning?

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The AAA statement on "Race" challenges t

Question 13

Economic class is an effective predictor of school success because

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A)  middle- and upper-economic class households usually provide a variety of material and cultural resources that help a child succeed at school, including the language and behavioral codes that are rewarded in the school environment. 
B)  lower-SES children usually come from homes in which parents don't care that much about school success. 
C)  higher-SES students usually come from parents whose IQs are high, and the children tend to inherit high IQs. 
D)  lower-SES children tend not to have high IQs. 
A)  middle- and upper-economic class households usually provide a variety of material and cultural resources that help a child succeed at school, including the language and behavioral codes that are rewarded in the school environment. 
B)  lower-SES children usually come from homes in which parents don't care that much about school success. 
C)  higher-SES students usually come from parents whose IQs are high, and the children tend to inherit high IQs. 
D)  lower-SES children tend not to have high IQs.

Question 14

Consider the constructs of race, ethnicity, gender, social class, and social/cultural capital in thinking about the issue of educational and social equity as it concerns different groups of students. To what degree do you find that considering all these different variables together obscures important differences among them, and to what degree does it illuminate similarities that are profitably considered together?

Accepted Answer

When considering the constructs of race,

Question 15

The authors state that "the privileged often find it comforting as well as expedient to interpret...socially derived inequalities as intrinsic personal qualities." This can be seen in practices such as

Accepted Answer

A)  intramural athletics. 
B)  tracking or ability grouping. 
C)  cooperative learning. 
D)  All these answers are correct. 
A)  intramural athletics. 
B)  tracking or ability grouping. 
C)  cooperative learning. 
D)  All these answers are correct.

Question 16

Commissioned to examine the apparent lack of equal educational opportunities for all citizens, the Coleman Report found

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A)  African-American and white students often attended the same schools. 
B)  differences in school resources had little or no impact on standardized test performance. 
C)  Brown v. Board of Education effectively eliminated the achievement gap between minority and white children. 
D)  None of these answers is correct. 
A)  African-American and white students often attended the same schools. 
B)  differences in school resources had little or no impact on standardized test performance. 
C)  Brown v. Board of Education effectively eliminated the achievement gap between minority and white children. 
D)  None of these answers is correct.

Question 17

According to Toch, the links between economic status and school labeling are significant because

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A)  social class may be a more effective determinant of future opportunities than either race or gender. 
B)  disadvantaged students are three times less likely to be in the academic track than affluent students. 
C)  disadvantaged students are three times more likely to be in the vocational track than affluent students. 
D)  All these answers are correct. 
A)  social class may be a more effective determinant of future opportunities than either race or gender. 
B)  disadvantaged students are three times less likely to be in the academic track than affluent students. 
C)  disadvantaged students are three times more likely to be in the vocational track than affluent students. 
D)  All these answers are correct.

Question 18

Like the term "Asian American," the term "Hispanic American"

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A)  should always be hyphenated. 
B)  represents a fairly homogeneous group. 
C)  obscures a great many within-group differences by applying a single term to a highly diverse group. 
D)  identifies a group that shares a common language, common culture, and common history. 
A)  should always be hyphenated. 
B)  represents a fairly homogeneous group. 
C)  obscures a great many within-group differences by applying a single term to a highly diverse group. 
D)  identifies a group that shares a common language, common culture, and common history.

Question 19

Linda Christian-Smith's research on teen romance novels suggests that

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A)  teachers are eager to substitute such modern literature for traditional literature. 
B)  allowing girls to read romance novels has no effect on reading comprehension scores. 
C)  the sex-typed roles of such novels may be harmful to the development of independence and academic aspirations in adolescent girls. 
D)  All these answers are correct. 
A)  teachers are eager to substitute such modern literature for traditional literature. 
B)  allowing girls to read romance novels has no effect on reading comprehension scores. 
C)  the sex-typed roles of such novels may be harmful to the development of independence and academic aspirations in adolescent girls. 
D)  All these answers are correct.

Question 20

The authors find the use of the demographic term "race" to be problematic because

Accepted Answer

A)  some people are not really sure what race they are. 
B)  using the term supports the myth that it is a valid biological term rather than a construct based on historical prejudice. 
C)  the meaning of "race" varies in different cultures. 
D)  All these answers are correct. 
A)  some people are not really sure what race they are. 
B)  using the term supports the myth that it is a valid biological term rather than a construct based on historical prejudice. 
C)  the meaning of "race" varies in different cultures. 
D)  All these answers are correct.

As an ideal, democracy

Which of the following contributes to the maintenance of a meritocratic social order?

Which of the following events served to underline the notion that widespread social inequality and inequities existed in this country?

Identifying the problems experienced by marginalized groups as deficiencies in individuals, rather than connecting the problems to their cultural histories, can appear to provide justification for

The point of Robert Lake's letter to the teacher is, in part, to

In "An Indian Father's Plea," Wind-Wolf's father seeks to have the school and the teacher recognize that

What does "equal educational opportunity" mean? Does "equal educational opportunity" mean the same thing for all students, regardless of gender, ethnicity, socio-economic class, ability, etc.? Explain your position with examples and reasoned argument.

The belief that it is unreasonable to expect schooling to bring about significant academic gains in most students is reinforced by

The author's main point in Introduction to How the Irish Became White is

The cultural deprivation studies

Read the AAA Statement on "Race" and reflect on its implications. What kinds of adjustments would people in the United States, both white and minority, have to make in order to truly acknowledge these conclusions? How do you believe this would impact our conceptualizations of teaching and learning?

Economic class is an effective predictor of school success because

The authors state that "the privileged often find it comforting as well as expedient to interpret...socially derived inequalities as intrinsic personal qualities." This can be seen in practices such as

Commissioned to examine the apparent lack of equal educational opportunities for all citizens, the Coleman Report found

According to Toch, the links between economic status and school labeling are significant because

Like the term "Asian American," the term "Hispanic American"

Linda Christian-Smith's research on teen romance novels suggests that

The authors find the use of the demographic term "race" to be problematic because

Introduction: Understanding School and Society

Liberty and Literacy: The Jeffersonian Ideal

School As a Public Institution: The Common-School ERA

Social Diversity and Differentiated Schooling: The Progressive ERA

Diversity and Equity: Schooling Girls and Women

Diversity and Equity: Schooling and African Americans

Diversity and Equity: Schooling and American Indians

National School Reform: The Early Cold War ERA

Liberty and Literacy Today: Contemporary Perspectives

Teaching in a Public Institution: The Professionalization Movement

Differentiated Schooling, Labor Market Preparation, and Contemporary School Reform: The Postcold

Diversity and Equity Today: Meeting the Challenge

School and Society: Teaching and Teacher Leadership in the 21st Century

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Exam 12: Diversity and Equity Today: Defining the Challenge

As an ideal, democracy

Which of the following contributes to the maintenance of a meritocratic social order?

Which of the following events served to underline the notion that widespread social inequality and inequities existed in this country?

Identifying the problems experienced by marginalized groups as deficiencies in individuals, rather than connecting the problems to their cultural histories, can appear to provide justification for

The point of Robert Lake's letter to the teacher is, in part, to

In "An Indian Father's Plea," Wind-Wolf's father seeks to have the school and the teacher recognize that

What does "equal educational opportunity" mean? Does "equal educational opportunity" mean the same thing for all students, regardless of gender, ethnicity, socio-economic class, ability, etc.? Explain your position with examples and reasoned argument.

The belief that it is unreasonable to expect schooling to bring about significant academic gains in most students is reinforced by

The author's main point in Introduction to How the Irish Became White is

The cultural deprivation studies

Read the AAA Statement on "Race" and reflect on its implications. What kinds of adjustments would people in the United States, both white and minority, have to make in order to truly acknowledge these conclusions? How do you believe this would impact our conceptualizations of teaching and learning?

Economic class is an effective predictor of school success because

The authors state that "the privileged often find it comforting as well as expedient to interpret...socially derived inequalities as intrinsic personal qualities." This can be seen in practices such as

Commissioned to examine the apparent lack of equal educational opportunities for all citizens, the Coleman Report found

According to Toch, the links between economic status and school labeling are significant because

Like the term "Asian American," the term "Hispanic American"

Linda Christian-Smith's research on teen romance novels suggests that

The authors find the use of the demographic term "race" to be problematic because

Introduction: Understanding School and Society

Liberty and Literacy: The Jeffersonian Ideal

School As a Public Institution: The Common-School ERA

Social Diversity and Differentiated Schooling: The Progressive ERA

Diversity and Equity: Schooling Girls and Women

Diversity and Equity: Schooling and African Americans

Diversity and Equity: Schooling and American Indians

National School Reform: The Early Cold War ERA

Liberty and Literacy Today: Contemporary Perspectives

Teaching in a Public Institution: The Professionalization Movement

Differentiated Schooling, Labor Market Preparation, and Contemporary School Reform: The Postcold

Diversity and Equity Today: Meeting the Challenge

School and Society: Teaching and Teacher Leadership in the 21st Century

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